Best Cookie Recipes for Goblins, Monsters, and Zombies

Celebrate Halloween with these themed cookie recipes—unfortunately, no spiders were harmed in the making

Gooey Monster Cookies// Lil' Luna

Each week, we ask The Daily’s Meal Culinary Content Network of food bloggers to share their favorite recipes connected to a weekly theme — this practice is affectionately called “SWAT” (Sharing With A Theme), and October is all about Halloween.

The Kitchen Whisperer made these cookies that are so subtly perfect for Halloween. Spider-haters will take one look at your plate of cookies and have to think twice before reaching for one.

Healthy Pumpkin Cookies

These cookies from Vie De La Vegan use a ripe banana as the sole sweetener. Plus, wholemeal spelt flour and pumpkin purée are mixed into the batter for extra healthy goodness.

Pierced Tongue Halloween Black Macarons

Diary of a Mad Hausfrau made these black French macaron shells filled with vanilla-flavored red buttercream. She then whipped up some fresh marshmallow fondant to craft the Miley Cyrus-inspired pierced tongues.